New Tool to Combat MRSA Infections in Hospitals
Tue, 11/27/2007 - 22:00
(Cardinal Health: Dublin, Ohio) -- Cardinal Health, a global provider of products and services that improve the safety and productivity of health care, recently announced a new service to help hospitals combat methicillin-resistant… Defibrillator Recall
Tue, 11/27/2007 - 22:00
In October, Medtronic Inc., makers of a wide range of medical devices, issued a voluntary suspension of its Sprint Fidelis defibrillation leads due to an increasing rate of lead fractures.Rob Clark, Medtronic senior director of public relations,… New Standard for Building-Construction Sustainability
Mon, 11/26/2007 - 22:00
(ISO: Geneva) -- A new ISO standard will help to ensure that urbanization, a global trend, develops in an environmentally friendly manner. The building-construction industry is a major employer and responsible for generating a large amount of… Baldrige Winners Announced
Mon, 11/26/2007 - 22:00
(NIST: Washington) -- Five U.S. organizations were recently named winners of the 2007 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, which promotes excellence in organizational performance, recognizes the achievements and results of U.S.… Measures Assessing Care for HIV/AIDS Patients Unveiled
Mon, 11/26/2007 - 22:00
(NCQA: Washington) -- A set of measures assessing the quality of care for HIV/AIDS patients was released recently for public comment. Developed by the National Committee for Quality Assurance in collaboration with the AMA-convened Physician… Safety Symbols Revised
Mon, 11/26/2007 - 22:00
(ANSI: New York) -- Safety symbols—like those for high voltage, biohazards, a wet floor, and radioactive materials—depend upon consistency and bold graphics to warn against specific hazards and personal injury. A revised American National… A New Shigeo Shingo Book
Tue, 11/20/2007 - 22:00
(Enna Products Corp.: Bellingham, Washington) -- Enna Products Corp. and Norman Bodek have published a new hardcover book by Shigeo Shingo, Kaizen and the Art of Creative Thinking. Along with Taiichi Ohno, Dr. Shingo codeveloped the Toyota… Navy Medicine Implementing Lean Six Sigma
Tue, 11/20/2007 - 22:00
(NOVACES: New Orleans) -- The Bureau of Medicine and Surgery recently presented a contract to NOVACES to implement lean Six Sigma throughout the Navy Medical Logistics Command.As a provider of business process improvement methodologies, NOVACES… Reviewers Wanted for 2008 Baldrige Award
Mon, 11/19/2007 - 22:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- Each year the Baldrige National Quality Program recruits experts from businesses, education organizations, health care providers, nonprofits, and other groups to serve as members of the Board of Examiners for… Radiation May Help Knock Out Malaria
Mon, 11/19/2007 - 22:00
How are physicists helping to eradicate malaria, the mosquito-borne disease that kills more than a million people annually? Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology helped a young company create weakened, harmless versions…